Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171062607 - Electric Shock & Burn - Probable Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 171062607 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305394637	05/31/2002	1381	0	Rhodes Pump Sales & Service

Abstract: A drilling technician, two coworkers, and the owner of an oil well drilling company were extending the depth of a well at a field on a farm. The drilling technician received a severe electric shock and sustained severe burns to his legs. He was hospitalized, and doctors subsequently amputated his legs. (The original form did not describe the cause of the electric shock, which presumably was contact with an overhead power line.)

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305394637			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Drillers, earth

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